A strange ritual in India where the drop infants from the roof of a shrine for good luck and prosperity. Click on image to start video.
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Infant drop from the roof on purpose
July 31, 2009Woman: How to Pee standing up
July 7, 2009
Man has been able to pee standing up as soon as he learn to stand up by himself. However, women were denied this right. It’s always been squatting or sitting on a toilet for the ladies. Well, here is the answer for females that want to pee standing up. If I were a female I might have one of these for those last resort situations.
Make: Projects – Outlet-mount device charging pocket
July 5, 2009
This looks like a fun project. Save money from buying a similar item and also reuse a bottle so that there is less garbage in a landfill.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/07/make_projects_-_outlet-mount_device.html
Finance Tip #1
June 14, 2009
The first finance tip is simple - have a savings account. If you don’t have a savings account already then go to your bank and open one. This tip seems so trivial but you would be surprise at how many people out there that does not have a savings account. A savings account is the first of many financial steps to greater financial security. However, before you open your account make sure there is no monthly fee associated with the account and shop around for the best interest rate.
I know a few that have went through financial hardship. One person told me that he waits until payday to afford lunch or dinner. Another person told me the had to sell a valuable collectible item that they cherish just to make ends meet.
Would a savings account prevent any of this? Possibly, possibly not. It just depends on how you use your savings account. The rule of thumb from most financial advisers is to have 6-12 months of income saved up for a rainy day. I would extend that to 12-18 months as you can see how this recession is lasting longer than most have predicted. How in the world would someone be able to come up with 12-18 months of income to put aside in a savings account? Well, in the real world the simple answer is no one.
However, there is a simple way to get your savings account growing automatically. It’s called direct deposit. You can start direct deposit with a simple form from your Human Resource (HR) department. With direct deposit you can have your paycheck divided up and directly deposited into multiple accounts every time you get a paycheck. If you could afford it, I would recommend depositing 90% of your paycheck into your checking account and 10% into your savings account. This automatic splitting your paycheck will also help you budget. Since the money is already taken out before your paycheck gets deposited into your checking account your mind gets trick into thinking that this is all the money you can spend. If you don’t use direct deposit I can bet with you that you will eventually fail to save the amount you intended to.
Today the national personal savings rate is above 4%, meaning that the US poplation in general saved roughly 4% of their disposable income. What is your savings rate?
FTC Shuts Down Notorious Rogue Internet Service Provider
June 4, 2009
SPAM
First time ever the FTC shuts down an ISP. Usually the FTC will just shut down the spammer but this time they took it a step further and shut down the ISP. “A rogue Internet Service Provider that recruits, knowingly hosts, and actively participates in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content has been shut down by a district court judge at the request of the Federal Trade Commission.” This is awesome, they should be doing this more. Action like this will not wipe out spam but at least it will slow them down (a little bit). This is just the start and I can see the FTC will get more forcefull to companies that are in this pratice.
Insured paid for the uninsured.
May 28, 2009Guess who pays for the uninsured? You. That’s right, the uninsured cost hospitals millions of dollars every year and they pass those cost onto to you. You pay a hidden tax over $1000 to help pay for those cost. This is excatly why we need some kind of universal health care.
The Pirate Bay Trial – Day one
February 16, 2009
My favorite site for all things torrents is Pirate Bay. Ever since I started using torrents a few years ago, Pirate Bay has always been at the top of my list. Their site list torrents, like other torrent sites. I find it ridiculous that someone thinks they can take Pirate Bay to court over piracy issues. It’s pretty simple to me. Pirate Bay does not distribute movies, music, shows, or any type of actual files people use. They merely provide the torrent files that starts the P2P file transmission. Meaning, they don’t transmit any illegally downloaded files, just torrent files. So, here is day one trial of the music and movie industry trying to bring down TPB.
SUICIDE FAIL
January 29, 2009
My Vu
January 28, 2009
So, you live in a small apartment and can’t afford the latest and greatest LCD screen TV. You have a roomate and they take up alot of your space. Well, now you can escape reality and have your very own entertainment system with My Vu, your very own viewing experince. You put this on and you have virtually have a 27″ TV without the cost and space of a real TV. Of course this works with the Ipod and probably other media player as well. Too bad this is not available in the US yet.
.Vu
January 26, 2009
I can’t believe there is a domain named after me. .Vu is a TLD (Top Level Domain) for the country of Vanuatu. Vanuatu is an island located South Pacific Ocean.
To register a domain with a .vu domain you need to register it at vuNIC.vu. Allthingsvu.vu is still available. Hmm, maybe I should register allthingsvu.vu just in case. Nah, I’ll leave that to who ever else is interested in that domain.
